Thirty-six states and Washington, D.C., include a statute that grants survivors an emergency award, which typically requires reviewers to find that a claimant will experience substantial financial hardship if not granted emergency assistance.

Authors

• Person: Not available Organization: Center for American Progress
  Hope After Harm: An Evaluation of State Victim Compensation Statutes

Sources

• Hope After Harm: An Evaluation of State Victim Compensation Statutes www.americanprogress.org Center for American Progress via serper

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• Washington D.C. location
• victim compensation concept